PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Paediatrics: Waiting Lists (17 November 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the average waiting time for a community paediatric appointment in England as of 17 November 2023.
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Answer
The following table shows the percentages of community paediatric services reporting wait times as of September 2023, the most recent period for which data is available:
Waiting time period | Percentage of services |
0-4 weeks | 3% |
5-12 weeks | 24% |
13-24 weeks | 36% |
25-52 weeks | 33% |
53-76 weeks | 3% |
Over 76 weeks | 0% |
Source: Community Health Services Waiting Lists, NHS England
Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
22 November 2023
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